Adventure & Nature Therapy Academy
What is the Academy doing?
The Adventure Therapy Institute (ATI) is dedicated to advancing the training, professionalization, and supervising of Adventure & Nature Therapy across Europe and beyond.
We bring together years of practical experience, international expertise, and innovative thinking to strengthen this growing therapeutic field.
ATI operates on multiple levels and across borders as a:
- Training institute for Adventure & Nature Therapists and Practitioners (Academy)
- Continuing education provider for specialists working with experience-based and nature-based methods (Academy)
Since 2014, our modules and methods have been successfully tested and implemented in various countries.
Today, they come together under one roof—ATI—where they can unfold their full impact.
What we Develop and Offer
Professional Training & Certification
(Level 1) Adventure & Nature Therapy Practitioner
(Level 2) Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapy Practitioner
(Level 3) Clinical Adventure & Nature Therapist
- Modular, part-time Adventure & Nature Therapist training, offered through a blended online and in-person format
- Further training programs for professionals working with Experiential and Nature-Based Interventions (ENBIENBI
ENBI (Experiential- and Nature-Based Interventions) describes an integrative therapeutic framework that combines intentional experiential engagement with nature-based methods to evoke meaningful, embodied experiences that strengthen self-efficacy, regulation, and therapeutic change.
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Advanced Courses & International Learning
- Specialized in-depth seminars on specific therapeutic topics (online / international)
- Expert lectures and keynotes (online / international)
Professional Guidance
- Supervision and Coaching for Adventure & Nature Therapists and Practitioners
- Consulting and concept development for organizations building Adventure & Nature Therapy programs (in-house)
1º Congreso Iberoamericano sobre Intervenciones Terapéuticas Basadas en Naturaleza (ITBN)
1º Congreso Iberoamericano sobre Intervenciones Terapéuticas Basadas en Naturaleza (ITBN)
En los últimos años se ha consolidado un cuerpo de evidencia científica que demuestra que la interacción regular y estructurada con entornos naturales tiene un impacto significativo en variables clave de la salud mental: la reducción del estrés fisiológico, la me...
Adventure Therapy versus Outdoor Education
Adventure Therapy versus Outdoor Education
What distinguishes Adventure Therapy from Outdoor Education or Experiential Learning? In this online lecture, Christiane Thiesen clarifies the key differences and introduces the concept of ENBI – Experience- and Nature-Based Interventions. The session offers a concise...
Info Workshop & Lottery
Info Workshop & Lottery
Who is the Workshop for? You are a professional Therapist, Experiential Educator, or Mental Health Expert and would like to develop your passion for “working in nature” as a new career perspective. You want to use natural spaces professionally for therapeutic interv...
Natural landscapes and their therapeutic effects
Natural landscapes and their therapeutic effects
🌿 Discover how natural landscapes and adventure-based experiences can support emotional regulation, psychological well-being, and healing processes. In this compact online training, psychologist Alexander Rose explores the therapeutic potential of nature and experien...
ENBI – Kurs/ Course (Wald & Wasser | Forest & Water)
ENBI – Kurs/ Course (Wald & Wasser | Forest & Water)
Wald und Wasser werden dabei als multisensorische, relationale Erfahrungsräume genutzt, in denen Wahrnehmung, Bewegung, Affektregulation und Selbstbezug gezielt angesprochen werden. You will experience nature not as an idea — but as a multisensory, embodied process.